Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3080 OC Review, Thermals, Overclocking & Gaming Benchmarks

[@Hardwareunboxed]

Obviously the PCB isn't 40cm long, sorry about that, it's really 24cm. Not sure how I let that slip out!

[@izidor]

Thats what i thought too

[@InfoBrokerz]

they should of added another pair of tyre tracks after you destroyed them last time

[@cmarz6564]

Power Consumption comparison ?

[@matrixfull]

That's true professionalism. When Asus does great you say great thing about their product and when they suck you say that too. I expect nothing less from you. Great review! I didn't expect somewhat "conventional " cooler to work out so well. Only concern I have is long term price after initial month coz I heard rumors that Nvidia is giving some extra money to partners for sells of first month. But that could be completely false. Hey if availability gets good and price stay 700 that is not bad buy actually. Although personally I'd still wait to see what AMD has to offer if I were to buy GPU this generation ( which I won't ).

[@Zhaadum]

Compensating for something? ;) You're not selling the info to a interested human counterpart. Great review as usual. Thanks for the content!

[@DeDignity]

Finally an IO bracket that doesn't rust. Always had this issue with the computers I use in the shower

[@matvex829]

Same. Shower gpu rust is a real thing.

[@jannclaudebinoya]

What do you mean shower? don't you just put it in the dishwasher and dry it in the oven afterwards?

[@dralord1307]

Some humid countries IE Philippines has issues with this. I have first hand experience with this problem. Cables, connectors, leads etc getting corroded to the the constant high humidity.

[@ceb1970]

I live along the Pacific ocean and corrosion is a real factor. However, I have noticed that it is far less of a problem if I leave my electronics on at all times. I guess the heat prevents any moisture from gathering. All this said, I've never noticed any rust on any IO brackets.

[@stanimir4197]

304 steel - targeted to the US. I don't know if 'A2' would make a better label (its ISO name)

[@JCTiggs1]

The best 3080 is... .. THE ONE THAT'S ACTUALLY IN STOCK!

[@garettmatheis933]

So then .. none of them are the best?

[@ThunderingRoar]

nvidia launching cards at 700$ and then manipulating the supply/demand a month or two later so they can sell the cards for 800$+ when they made good impressions, same how 2080ti was suppose to be 999 at launch but the realistic price was 1200-1300 actually pretty smart from them, hopefully this time around big navi brings some competition and price drops

[@GewelReal]

@@gametests tf

[@nap8187]

@@ThunderingRoar Yeaaa this isn't a game of 4D chess by Nvidia. It's just scalpers and the rush for these new cards that will drive up prices like mad.

[@MrFredscrap]

@@nap8187 yes it is. Moore's Law Is Dead channel called it out already. NVIDIA isn't buying more FE coolers. It's a bait and switch.

[@jonathonjollota8661]

These cards are impressive af. A 2080ti’s FPS avg is lower than the 3080’s 1% low. Really a crazy leap

[@CobrazHD]

this is first time when TUF is not disappointment?

[@Joker-no1fz]

i think asus actually hates the bad press and trying hard not to release crap coolers. i mean the x570 tuf mobo is pretty decent for its price. unlike the x570 tomahawk its actually in stock constantly.

[@dmytrotkachoyv]

73%fan speed still sux. With aging those fans may become a nuisance.

[@Joker-no1fz]

@@dmytrotkachoyv grab a strix. looks better anyway. i want 1080p high refresh so i might go with rdna 2 anyway. the cuda cores kinda choke out at 1080p. strix is the least gaudy design ive seen.

[@hermitcrack9091]

@@Joker-no1fz "just buy the more expensive one"

[@Joker-no1fz]

@@hermitcrack9091 i mean its just an opinion bro. the msi and evga ones look decent too.

[@PixelParanoid]

The damn bots bought every single GPU and put them up on ebay for 1500$. Ruined the experience for everyone.

[@chengda85]

buy them and dont pay XD

[@0Wayland]

I really hope no one buys them.

[@aaditbontha465]

@@0Wayland someone on ebay already sold 50 on ebay for 1200

[@scottbrown5048]

Mate that’s the retail price in Aus XD how do you think we feel?

[@Sebastian-yl7nq]

@@scottbrown5048 Your dollars are worth less than American, but yeah, you still have to pay a fair bit over the "usual" price

[@nerdtechgasm6502]

A good ASUS TUF design? 2020 bringing the surprises. :)

[@DarkoPetreski]

Yeah because its not an amd card. If it was you can bet your ass it would be broken again.

[@Merrinen]

Must demand ASUS to improve their employee social distancing even further!

[@bs_blackscout]

The 1660 cards are pretty good too.

[@nathangamble125]

@@bs_blackscout GTX 16 series cards are GPU cooler "easy mode" though. Being able to strap a small block of aluminium that can sink 120W to a GPU doesn't mean you know how to make a proper 300W cooler.

[@zahirkhan778]

Dont jinx it

[@obeliskt1024]

well, good to see asus has learned their lesson. consumer wins again. Now about that inflated pricing...

[@DarkoPetreski]

Did you really think nvidia would sell their gpus for 700 usd? Hahahhaa the cooler alone on the reference design is like 200 bucks. You got played so they can sell their aib cards for way more.

[@Justin-tr2bs]

That's more of a nvidia problem than a Asus problem tho. Every acceptable aid card is gonna cost a lot more than the msrp

[@suremarc]

Darko MLID fanboy spotted

[@obeliskt1024]

@@DarkoPetreski no, not really. here in my country we're so used to inflated prices so that's nothing new to me.

[@laparmoron]

@@suremarc what is MLID ?

[@Lishtenbird]

Technically "the best" when it's the only one.

[@morrockfly]

It's not the only one

[@CapitanDePlai]

@@morrockfly it's the only one he has besides the FE so...

[@asdolin42]

when you're first and last place at same time lmao

[@SPIRIT-117]

Jayz2cents already reviewed the evga XC3 and this card seems better

[@gencoserpen1260]

@@SPIRIT-117 the XC3 is a 2 slot design obviously the Asus is going to perform better. I will be forced to buy the XC3 because it is the only card suitable for a small form factor build (aside from the FE version which will be next to impossible to find) but for people with standard ATX builds Asus is the better choice as it is even cheaper.

[@arpihf]

15C lower temps compared Nvidia's cooler??? What the .... and it's only the TUF, so it's not even a high end aftermarket model. Now I wonder - did Nvidia overhype their "new" FE cooler design?

[@haukionkannel]

Online Gamer the FE edition push part of the hot air out of the case. This put all the hot air to the case. So smaller case benefit from FE... big or open case can manage this!

[@quintoblanco8746]

It's a bigger card and it has an extra fan. Plus the lower temperature doesn't achieve anything in terms of performance. It's good to see a lower temperature though and the TUF looks good, so it's certainly a good alternative to to the FE.

[@resColts]

@@quintoblanco8746 yes it does....he even says in video up to 6% faster. What happens with nvidia cards is at a certain temperature like 48 or 50C they start dropping core clock by 15mhz every 5C. See here www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-founders-edition/39.html setting fixed GPU clock/volt on my 2080 if it doesn't stay below 45C-48C temp it starts to drop seems to depend on amount of voltage(max voltage will see it dropping the earliest) its going to keep the Core Clock it is fixed at. Lets say its 2040mhz while at 70C its going to be 1965mhz or 1980mhz. Obviously 2040mhz leads to more performance over 1965/1980mhz...Also thermal throttle clock 76C or getting pretty close to that 83 where it will forced GPU down to baseclock speed 63C ain't coming close to that.

[@quintoblanco8746]

@@resColts This is the factory overclocked version (which is slightly more expensive). A 4% to 6% difference in framerate is in line with a small overclock plus slightly better cooling. The FE with a more aggressive clock speed and a higher fan speed would get the same (almost negligible) increase in frame rate.

[@resColts]

@@quintoblanco8746 regardless thermals affect performance

[@3R45U5]

About time they start to treat their TUF branding with more care. Back in the Sabertooth days TUF meant indestructible and high performant. Was so disappointed to see them relegate this line to bottom of the barrel-line.

[@Orcawhale1]

They were always bottom of the barrel, the old P67 and Z77 Sabertooth used less than optimal parts which they then hid under the plastic shield(Which btw didn't work). What's more the Z77 Sabertooth had a nasty tendency to fry your ram, or just die randomly.

[@MarshallSambell]

Orcawhale the sabertooth boards all had 5 year warranties

[@Orcawhale1]

@@MarshallSambell Which wasn't worth much, as it required you to send to directly to Asus, only to have them disqualify the warrenty due to some stain. Asus RMA is pretty lackluster.

[@xionski]

This is still a bottom end 3080

[@3R45U5]

@@Orcawhale1 I remember that quite differently. A lot of their sabertooth boards were chart topping while being still cheaper than their other top tier boards. Better RAM OC capabilities, too. I absolutely loved my 990FX R2.0. Best board I ever played with in terms of stability.

[@neiltodankar8034]

Looking to go for this for my next upgrade. Possibly the best Custom card. Amazing design, great thermals, very likeable and minimalist rgb on it. 10/10! Thank you, Hardware Unboxed

[@DragonEye135]

"half a dozen 6mm thick nickel plated copper heat pipes" Say that 10 times.

[@jondonnelly3]

but why tho?

[@MattJDylan]

Being a not native speaker, in that part my brain went "english gibberish, I'm outta here, I'll hook you up once he'll stop skyrim shouting and get back to english"

[@MattJDylan]

@@jondonnelly3 if you say that 10 times in front of a mirror at 3.09(0) am, jensen will appear inside YOUR kitchen and pull a 3090 out of your oven. You'll probably still have to pay him tho, and pay for his trip back home too, because... he's still jensen after all...

[@Wusyaname_]

Accidentally ended up saying “Half a dozen 6nm thicc dick copper heat pipes”

[@DragonEye135]

@@MattJDylan I'm pretty good at English (good enough to teach others, but not a native speaker myself). But this line was really humbling. I need to practice more.

[@sabin1981]

2 years later, I finally picked up this exact card to replace my ASUS RTX2060 Super "Advanced Evo" 😃 There was no way in hell I was playing ball with nVidia's appalling 40-series pricing, no way, no way. I found this 3080 TUF OC online for £525 and snapped it up.

[@DctrGizmo]

Where were you able to find yours at that price? I only have found a few listings on ebay that looks promising.

[@sabin1981]

@@DctrGizmo A local market online, called Finn :)

[@iSmash40s]

I got a gigabyte 3080 for $590 here in the US

[@sabin1981]

@@iSmash40s Congratulations! It's still a juicy friggin' card that chews through everything :)

[@hellterminator]

Just got mine for $620 (and that's in a country, where the prices are usually ~30% above the US MSRP). After skipping the 2000 series due to the shortage, it's a huge upgrade coming from a 1080ti.

[@wacama67]

All of a sudden the screenshot of the open backplate becomes exceedingly relevant.

[@bobdylan2843]

yes, the shot gave me a woody

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

yeah, if i had the $$$ that's the card i'd get !

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

@@bobdylan2843 me too, it's like playstation girl

[@bobdylan2843]

Actually the EVGA FTW will perform just as well. And its very cheap in Australia from PLE

[@cutcorners6005]

I bought one from a miner for $300. Works well. I figured there is no a way a 4060 card can compete with this so I might as well get this.

[@Matt-lf1ik]

How much power does ur card pull? Ive noticed on my 10gb 3080 TUF Gaming OC, the stock power limit at 100% will draw 340w under load, upon increasing this to 110%, the max wattage should be 370w, just like the FE when the FE is raised to 115% power limit. Although my 3080 tuf, when raised, caps at 350w, and GPU Z tells me there is a power limit, the power limit % maxes out at around 103% by GPU Z and it doesnt consume the full 370w like the FE does, even though they are both 2 8 pin cards. This is really annoying and I expected a AIB card to draw the same or more than the FE. This is stopping me from achieving 2000mhz stable under load, its usually low 1900s because of this. I am on the latest V5 bios.

[@chipandputt]

Very happy to see that the TUF line has finally gotten some attention ... it was always one to avoid in the past, and we obviously need as many viable options as we can get for this GPU.

[@sugo8479]

Already out of stock. Ebay listings for 200+ dollars over MSRP minimum. Ya love to see it. Edit: was able to get my hands on a Zotac 3080 Trinity. Hope it's not trash, either way I pre-ordered it on amazon (partner cards come out tomorrow) so if it's bad I'll cancel the pre-order Edit 2: techpowerup reviewed it, it's good. Also I'm guess Hardware Unboxed also have one since a lot of reviewers got the same gpus, I'm guessing they're releasing the reviews from the most to the least interesting, or maybe it's just random.

[@luucamNY]

Just give them $700 and and take the card by force 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@NicheAsQuiche]

@@hdbitstv u r a jerk

[@suremarc]

I saw bids on the eBay “preorders” for $10,000. Jfc

[@HaiThereManchannel]

GetTheKnife imagine typing this out, deciding “this is a good thing to say”, and posting this comment.

[@suremarc]

GetTheKnife imagine thinking you got an rtx 3080 because you’re “smart” and not through dumb luck 🤷‍♂️

[@bchurch19]

THIS IS THE TUF GAMING OC AND IS NOT PRICED @ MSRP (that's the standard TUF Gaming card)

[@matthoggy.20]

I realised that after i brought it, oh well

[@XnxxD]

@@matthoggy.20 how were you able to buy one? They were sold out instantly :(

[@BKnight_]

TUF GAMING OC seems like it's only $739 though, from what I can find. So only another $39, which is nothing when you're talking GPUs at this range.

[@matthoggy.20]

White privileged male got lucky

[@matthoggy.20]

Scott in Australia. These are insanely priced and there was no OC version

[@Poxmell]

The URL has "CUDA" in it

[@JBurford]

It's a sign!!

[@dm1i]

A coincidence? Don't think so!

[@Alecxace]

good catch m8

[@LoKSET]

It also has PP in it.

[@0Wayland]

What are the chances...

[@Capr15un]

Steve seems to be confusing the price of the OC model he has reviewed and the none OC model.

[@zeykshade]

Can't wait until 2021 to actually be able to buy one.

[@Capr15un]

@R M In the UK it was £40 more for the OC model a couple of hours ago but that has now increased to £90! Do they both have the same power limit? I've not seen that confirmed.

[@Joker-no1fz]

just flash the bios with oc bios. bam just saved you money.

[@Joker-no1fz]

@Cleru Zinek use nvflash and flash the bios.

[@Capr15un]

@@Joker-no1fz Hopefully it will be that easy, all indications are that it will be, if even necessary. I've finally been able to place an order and at MSRP.

[@xelasoccer]

It's not MSRP. It's $749.99 USD, the TUF non OC is MSRP. Edit: MSI did the same thing with the Ventus.

[@nevoy7076]

Whats the difference between the OC version and the non OC version?

[@xelasoccer]

@@nevoy7076 the clock speeds. The OC version will hit and maintain higher clock speeds at the same power, temp, etc. The performance difference isn't usually worth the price but sometimes the OC versions are binned better or have slightly different coolers.

[@nevoy7076]

@@xelasoccer thanks for the reply, would you happen to know the performance difference between these two cards? I'm guessing not, but figured I'd ask

[@NikTw3ntyone]

@@nevoy7076 minimal difference, not worth 50 bux certainly.

[@xelasoccer]

@@nevoy7076 small enough that it's not statistically significant. In a game that runs at 60fps or less it would usually be one or two fps difference high refresh would likely be less than five. That's based on what I've seen from a few different reviews and what the differences have been in the past as it's pretty much always been the same.

[@TheSparkxplug]

Is it really easier for some people to say “half a dozen” instead of “six”?

[@draeh]

Are those tire tracks an homage to that time you ran over a card?

[@fredriksvard2603]

They made it understated and classy but couldnt resist throwing in a "gamer" design element

[@izidor]

I consider getting the TUF since its one of the few cards that fit into my Case

[@nhuljpm]

Appreciate the long hours I'm sure you're pulling :)

[@harima7757]

Thanks man for saying this. A lot of people don't realize the hours Steve puts into his company.

[@SodaiGoku]

If this is just the TUF model, just imagine what the STRIX model will be like! I’m excited 😆

[@jonk3470]

This card exists thanks to competition, and all of the reviewer's efforts in recent years. How far things have come!

[@Veloce87]

Wasn't expecting AIB cards already! Awesome

[@phucnguyen0110]

24 hours NDA after the Founders Edition - that's what I heard yesterday. Nevertheless, it's pretty quick this time around.

[@Veloce87]

@facelessninetytwo aka Man of the Rain Not quite yet

[@brainlet5353]

I just bought one of these today at MSRP in Australia. Was waiting for 4000/7900 not paying those ridiculous prices

[@edwardandrewmowbray5820]

Weird times we are living in these days.

[@riichobamin7612]

Why ?

[@coolminer1231]

Riicho Bamin a tuf gaming product that is good in almost unheard of, this and the x570 mobo are the only exceptions I can think of

[@riichobamin7612]

@@coolminer1231 okay. Thanks for the information man 👍🏻 !

[@edwardandrewmowbray5820]

@@coolminer1231 U got it!

[@foxboi6309]

"Welcome back to how we're unboxed" this is a new one lol

[@Tooliar]

This seems like the best 3080 (so far) due to 2:29. TUF card being the only card (that i know of) that didn't cheap out on the capacitors. There has been many GPUs crashing and the reason is possibly due to AIB partners cheaping out on the capacitors and using SP-CAP instead of MLCC (which the TUF has every single transistor as MLCC) Via Igors Lab

[@BenjaminSodos]

Completely Agree! So sad to see so many manufacturers go with the cheaper option then try and blame it on BS data, the Asus Card using all MLCC proves the issue is exactly what everyone says it is. It is the only card to reach 2GHZ stable.

[@kicknitoldskool]

Have you actually bought one? Because it looks to me like Reviewers got sent different cards to Consumer Grade models. Look at this - www.pbtech.co.nz/product/VGAAS33083/ASUS-TUF-OC-Geforce-RTX-3080-10GB-GDDR6X-PCIE-40-T I think they got Sent a ROG STRIX Disguised as a TUF tbh.

[@Tooliar]

@@kicknitoldskool Nah i've watched 10+ unboxings of the TUF (some just from a few days ago with not many views or subs) and not a single one has different capacitors. All of them had 6 MLCC. Also i have ordered a TUF card but hasn't been shipped and i ordered it a week ago

[@kicknitoldskool]

@@Tooliar That's a good sign then. I will wait just to be safe, thanks

[@Tooliar]

@@kicknitoldskool No problem. When i get my TUF card ill update this to confirm

[@Dantekog4658]

Said before will say it again. Best benchmark channel on KZbin but it is still "Harbour Unboxed"...I like it that way though :D

[@Alorand]

I was stupid enough to spend hours this morning waiting outside of my local Best Buy... They didn't have any 3080s - looks like this was a paper launch on Nvidia's part to create feelings of scarcity.

[@Hotobu]

I'm convinced everyone who thinks this was a "paper launch" has no fucking clue what that term actually means.

[@AndrewTSq]

or there was a really high demand.

[@Saigonas]

@@Hotobu yep

[@dio4296]

@@Hotobu It does feel like a paper launch tho, the card going out of stock absolutely everywhere in an instant and people asking each other on the internet if they managed to buy one or not and the answer being a resounding no makes me feel like this is just some BS PR move by Nvidia.

[@BonusCrook]

Wow, fanboys attack anyone who criticizes their lord Jensen

[@othonCE]

This Rtx 3080 is cost-effective from Asus. The strix is ​​+ beautiful and refined, but also + expensive.

[@-........]

this comment is a -

[@alexmar4252]

Outrageous!!! The only explanation for the lack of extra performance compared to the FE version is the lack of RGB !!! 🤭

[@fred_2021]

They thought of it, but weren't given the green light.

[@eytyxiazagoraiou2205]

This is how a proper review of GPU should be. Great work as usual.

[@aman113]

Out of stock is by design, I can guarntee the prices are going to infalte in october to match the Nvidia's margin demands.

[@HaveFunLosingBro]

yup

[@austinpowersfasjer]

This is my first time trying to buy a gpu at launch. If this is their real practice then they lose me as a customer instantly.

[@doug_durray]

Thought this was a bit tin foil hat, but after this launch and the complete lack of stick. I am starting to think this accurate. If come October even the cheapest 3080s have crept over £700 we will have our answer I suppose!

[@sonydschx200]

@@austinpowersfasjer its not like you have much choice, tho, at least if you want a high end gpu

[@sinephase]

apparently they're good for mining too so buy it up if you really want one

[@AleBard89]

I'm looking forward to see some tests in UWQD resolution with 3080! I will be very, very gratefull if you do that 😊 I'm sorry for mi english. One of your's italian followers! 😘

[@gencoserpen1260]

You don't really need that as it is not too difficult to extrapolate. 3440x1440 has roughly 5 million pixels whereas 2560x1440 has about 3.5 million and 4k resolution has about 8 million. So you can expect performance gains in UWQHD to be better than those in QHD on average but not as good as the 4k gains. It will be closer to QHD.

[@Zhenyization]

"Welcome back to how we´re unboxed..."

[@123spiewasztyyy]

hot rod box!

[@kasuraga]

Man when you look at the performance of the 3080 compared to even the 2080 super, the gains are pretty massive.

[@mattshapland5558]

So it’s ‘welcome to how we’re unboxing today’!

[@Worgen4ik]

You goddamn right

[@AMomentInTimeProductions]

i actually bought this card Refurbished for my 2nd computer, and i got it for $460.00 not a bad price, This card is still a great card and still keeps up with the latest games around and is quite fast. so yes this card once was selling for more than $700.00 when they was a shortage in these cards but now i got this for $460.00 that is a great steal in my Opinion, i seen brand new cards that cost more that are really junk compared to this one..

[@FuzzyBrunty]

Turns out the TUF gaming one is one of the best ones due to those 6 chip things you can see from the backplate side, they are the more expensive ones. Other AIB's are using cheaper ones which are leading to crashes etc. Thank fuck I ordered TUF.

[@musicxxa6678]

I spend last week inspecting every single aftermarket gpu on the market. I can safely say that Asus did an amazing job with this. Imo the best overall card in the market except the power limit which is saved for the top models.

[@Hughzaa9]

I hope this comes down to MSRP price in Australia in the next wave of stock! Currently the TUF goes for $1399 instead of the MSRP of $1139 (so $260 AUD more)

[@onyachamp]

It won't. Our pc stores are not interested being fair to the Aussie consumer

[@3800S1]

@@onyachamp It's actually the 1-2 remaining distributors that are running a monopoly/duopoly and not the retainers. Even back when I ran a PC business 10 years ago there was only 4 main distributors and they were charging me almost the same price as some of the retainers were selling for. I could only make 1-2% profit on parts to stay competitive. There is just not much margin for the stores, it's the distributors that are ripping us off even before it makes it to the store.

[@onyachamp]

@@3800S1 Thanks Tech. I had no idea. Certainly not Kosher is it.

[@figuera00]

Just looking to buy one right now in 2022 and guess what the price is still $1399

[@andyderp6473]

Thanks for the noise numbers,that's what matters for me when it comes to the different models,throw me the noise numbers with the temp and fan speed on screen and I'll figure out the rest. Great work!

[@Vlyn]

What noise numbers? I can't find any in the video.. and I probably missed him saying the dB?

[@Pekins]

This was the card I blind picked (because it was the first one to appear), pretty happy.

[@lowlevelsystems]

mwave?

[@Pekins]

traycaa huh?

[@Calle19881]

Im glad and lucky the Asus TUF Gaming RTX 3080 OC is a solid custom card, cause it was the GPU I've got today. It had a proper discount (11% from 850 to 750€) and it was out of stock within 10 minutes... nvidia made alot of money today.

[@AngryChineseWoman]

If the TUF runs cool, imagine the Strix

[@Ravenousjoe]

Yeah, running cool, excessively shiny and $150 more.

[@jordanmartinetti8224]

@@Ravenousjoe Sign me up!

[@AngryChineseWoman]

@@Ravenousjoe If it's both cool and silent, let's go.

[@Ravenousjoe]

@@jordanmartinetti8224 haha, and don't get me wrong, I don't hate on Asus, I just don't understand how they always have one of the most expensive (outside of hybrid cooling) gpus, with often no more than mid range cooling and a bunch of shiny bits.

[@Ravenousjoe]

@@AngryChineseWoman the majority of eVGA and higher end MSI ones will be silent, cool, and cheaper. If you got the money, go for it, I have just never taken their strix series seriously .

[@joemarais7683]

Just picked this one up in store as it was the only model left, so I'm very happy that I lucked out with a good AIB model

[@jack2304]

Thumbnail ''THE BEST RTX 3080?'' first two minutes of the video ''the only point of reference we have is the founders edition''

[@michaelwinkler9080]

You make really good videos. You should have more subscribers. Wish you good luck for the future!

[@Risible1]

"With lightning fast PCIe gen 4" - uh, we're going to need a comparison test between lightning, PCIe gen 3 and PCIe gen 4 please

[@swiza79]

No difference 2-3 fps

[@ArteriusSaren]

I suppose that benefits SSD, more than graphics card.

[@svn5994]

They showed a difference in a video yesterday. Like swiza79 said it's less than a 5 fps difference between a 3950x 3080 and a 10900k 3080 setup.

[@weavercs4014]

1% more or less. GPUs don't benefit, storage does

[@aerospaceTUdelft]

Gamers nexus just put.a video out on it. Gen 4 is slightly faster

[@FERGX12]

Managed to get this one for 800€, super hyped

[@greggreg2458]

Do you live in Italy? Where did you buy it from?

[@FERGX12]

​@@greggreg2458 drako.it has asus 3080's for preorder, available from oct 21st

[@greggreg2458]

@@FERGX12 Thanks man, i don't even know why i'm still writing in english tbh..

[@anthonyhusiak]

I literally just bought this and now im watching the review!

[@radleychin6565]

Mood

[@MonsterSound.Bradley]

"I literally just bought this..."" So you're the one who got the 1 available at launch. Congrats.

[@TechLevelUpOfficial]

the best AIB RTX 3080 so far, heck it's even better than the Trio

[@davidking1501]

the part that you may not be aware of with this card is that when you look at the backing plate view there is the 6 exposed gold chips sets exposed that control the power requirement. On the card are using all of the higher quality type. The foundation model only has 2 sets of high quality and 4 of the cheaper type sets. I say this due to just finished watching on another tech website on youtube that stated that some of the manufacturers are using all of the cheaper sets to control the power requirement of their cards which is apparently leading to issues while overclocking

[@4450krank]

not just overclocking, legit if the card boost clocks it crashes, and it will boost by it self if it has the power and low enough heat, so this and the FE are pretty much the only working cards atm.

[@V00D0084]

I've just ordered this card 15mins before seeing the video, since i've found it in line with MSRP pricing. I had a feeling that TUF wouldn't screw up again with this model :D

[@BassPlayerYesYes]

me too! i'm really happy about the temperatures. I thought that fe cooling design could be something else... so happy that i was wrong

[@BassPlayerYesYes]

ah wait you are probably italian too (Stefano is a common name here in Italy). Did you bought it from drako?

[@V00D0084]

@@BassPlayerYesYes yup. You got me

[@VirulentPip]

Managed to get the non OC variant. I assume I'll just be able to manually OC to the same spec as the out of box OC version?

[@AVerySillySausage]

Probably be lets be honest does it even matter? Better off with the cheaper non OC, it's the cooler and style that you buy for not the literally few frame difference in OC.

[@greggreg2458]

yeah very much probable

[@fohhee]

In all my graphic card I bought since 3DFX till now, RTX 3080 TUF OC is the best build quality card I ever owned.

[@brigham1465]

Damn they hiked the price. I got the same card for $1,050 directly from microcenter....these companies are playing games with us

[@XMG3]

I just got this card at retail msrp after 12 hours lineup wait, this was the last batch out of ASUS for 2021, I feel like the luckiest guy in the world

[@King-KJ]

Last time I was this early it was cool to have the 2080 ti

[@NeutronicalGaming]

it was never cool to have a 2080 ti.

[@ordosdune9717]

I have bought this one yesterday and I'm totally happy man!))

[@shivenmundra8040]

The usual great quality which we are all used to with Hardware Unboxed and Steve!

[@stevenni9052]

TUF 3080= learn from previous TUF failures and become better, nice one

[@Revener666]

Stainless steel is just what I need, since I always take my GPU with me into the shower to clean it. ;)

[@simon3461]

The extra heatsink for the memory chips is great ! Nice solution ASUS.

[@NikA-wr6px]

honestly the only channel i can watch for this stuff

[@gsydaz]

BOOM! nailed it... after studying the AIB 3080 models this was the one I decided to pre-order. Accept I went for the stock speed TUF over the factory OC one reviewed here. I just liked the look of the cooler break down as shown on the ASUS website. Plus it has dual BIOS and 2 HDMI's all for same RRP as the Founders edition. Everything just screamed good value to me. 😎

[@razmetrez]

lmao the URL has "PPCUDA" at the end of it

[@Fourside__]

just ordered my TUF 3080, 6-8 days till delivery. better then 2-4 weeks for the rog strix ^^

[@Mi2Lethal]

Hope you got a FTW3 review card from evga, that thing looks sexy. Looking forward to all the Ampere content on the way.

[@XnxxD]

Jayztwocents reviewed it already if you want to check that out 😅

[@guthhalf5484]

It's so ugly even evga has admitted it's ugly and are releasing covers lol

[@XnxxD]

@@guthhalf5484 yeah so funny 😂

[@matteo964]

Ftw3 3080 is ridicoulusly bad looking. 2080ti was fat better

[@Mi2Lethal]

@@XnxxD he reviewed the XC3 not FTW

[@QuantumBraced]

No joke, there is a Gigabyte 3080 listed on Ebay right now with the current bid being $80,000. Go and check it out.

[@Thefuror38500]

Last time i was so early, Intel released a good cpu

[@asrock2577]

good one😂

[@matteo964]

So nearly 3 years ago

[@oscarmike47]

dude all 3080's sold out here in holland in about 10 minutes. on of the largest online stores even had an MSI model listed for a rediculous 1400 euros and even that sold out. the cheapest model here when they were in stock was 850 euros. crazy times man. i would have bought 3 if i had the money. but my budget only allows for maybe a 1080ti upgrade if i can get one for the right price. thanks for the review man. this model looks really good. great job by asus

[@GomuGomu4]

I wanna know if they are going to fit on my Fractal Meshify C =[

[@Marco-pf3te]

Good question I got the same case

[@GomuGomu4]

@@Marco-pf3te Yeah for people with not so big cases are now on a research if the 3000 series will fit on their cases. 3090 will definitely not fit xD.

[@dako91196]

You might have to move a fan down but it should fit

[@GomuGomu4]

@@dako91196 Yeah was thinking of removing the fan in the middle.

[@Dechno1337]

Specs say it's ~300mm, which will fit.

[@QuantumBraced]

This is why I get annoyed when youtubers say "don't preorder". People don't preorder because they wanna get the card 2 days early, they do it so they don't have to wait 5 months for it to be in stock. I actually caught the $700 EVGA 3080 being in stock for about 4 seconds, I'm skipping this generation but wanted to see if it was possible. It was, if you had the payment method and address prepared and just had to click through 2 or 3 times you could have gotten it, but you had to get in RIGHT at 2 PM UTC and have very fast internet. Scalpers didn't get them, vast majority went to regular people who knew the only way to get this card at MSPR before spring was to go in right when it went on sale.

[@Hardwareunboxed]

Pre-order wouldn't have helped and you should never risk getting burnt.

[@QuantumBraced]

@@Hardwareunboxed Reviews came out before pre-order was live and Nvidia has a 2 week return policy, so you can't get burned. Preorder would have absolutely helped, as I said, I had about a 5-second window when I could have ordered if I'd wanted to. And that's about the only chance you get with a launch like this if you want a card at MSRP before several months have passed.

[@Hardwareunboxed]

@@QuantumBraced Not everyone has the same luxury, try and think outside of your little box mate.

[@QuantumBraced]

@@Hardwareunboxed All I'm saying is pre-ordering can make sense under the right circumstances. I don't like blanket advice.

[@Keplxr]

Me waiting for 3060 or 3070: ...

[@christianjensen9174]

Kxplxr I want to see a RTX 3050ti :D haha

[@kayinoue2497]

I like that it uses 6 MLCCs instead of all POSCAPs. Good review. Sad that there isn't more headroom but that's been the case with a lot of the 3080s. I think driver optimization will probably open it up a little though.

[@briztinz981]

I had this in my cart for a second before it when out of stock

[@tobymcdaid1061]

Quite relieved to see this video. I have a compact case which only fits up to 30cm GPUs and this was one of the few under that threshold. Had to get my order in yesterday without seeing a review first :/

[@_--_--_]

7:45 Did you just adjust the switch on the card from quiet to performance or did you increase power target here?

[@douglaspianta4187]

He doesn't say but it was most likely a manual overclock. The quiet modes are basically not considered in most review testing.

[@rediornot811]

I worked in industrial maintenance and maintained an anhydrous ammonia coolant system for the food oil storage. It is the most efficient coolant in the world. It cannot be used with copper but I would think it would be a better coolant solution if it could be adapted.

[@ROCKSWOT]

Why you left out overclocked FE stats? Would have seen is there any difference in OC, FE vs AIB, which is the main point, right?

[@AdmiralPrice]

Because the FE doesn't overclock, basically. See Gamer's Nexus OC stats.

[@ROCKSWOT]

@@AdmiralPrice That is inaccurate statement. It overclocks little. And as this TUF also overclocks marginally, it is meaningful. Seems to reach 1875 Mhz, and peak around 1905-1950.

[@kissu_io]

Because it's basically worse when overclocked.

[@ROCKSWOT]

@@kissu_io How is it worse if it gives u even couple frames. Overclocking is meant to do that.

[@AdmiralPrice]

@@ROCKSWOT You're not wrong - which brings me to my sneaking suspicion that NVIDIA has pre-OC'd these cards, which also explains the insane power draw.

[@dennismarzan5770]

Thanks HU! That 15 degrees cooler temp is definitely the result of your feedback with the last-gen TUF cards.

[@ncc1701deee]

The biggest give away that *this is actually just a commercial for an Asus product* .....not a single mention of minimum/maximum power consumption numbers, OR comparisons of power draw with FE(!). Also, about a month ago, Hardware Unboxed did a comparison between B550 motherboards, where the MSI boards were all noticeably ahead with better temperatures. Remember, we all don't get to see the actual results being gathered in real-time. Hardware Unboxed can literally change the numbers in the slides to whatever they like to necessitate making one brand look better than another ....viewers aren't going to know. We really are meant to trust them? Everyone is human! Surprise surprise, now we see MSI sponsoring videos here like this one. As Gamers Nexus said, this is how the industry works. But seriously.....look at this painfully obvious advertisement for Asus' card. This whole review had not a single negative thing to say about this Asus card, showing it in nothing but positive light. This is how commercials work. Positives positives positives, only talk about the positives! geezus. ...didn't even talk about min/max power consumption! xD Hardware Unboxed ...keep this up, soon you will become unbox therapy ..... (who is biggest $hill of them all)!

[@jcn84256]

I really appreciate the individual AIB card reviews you guys do, most other large channels don't bother with the partner cards!

[@bnb7094]

Where's the intel cpu benchmark comparison? The AMD cpu's seems to be bottlenecking the GPU's in other benchmarks

[@RyanMartin-iw1ii]

I have this back ordered on BH. I hope it ships, I ended up paying $800 for it but I think It is still worth that price after your review. Thank you!

[@wavezoid5915]

ASUS : It's a 2.7 slot card. HU : So, it's a 3 slot card. Me : Yep, that's right. ASUS : Wait, that's illegal.

[@riba2233]

You can't se the 3rd slot, so yeah, it basically is a 3 slot card.

[@K31TH3R]

Me: Are you sure it's a 2.7 slot card? ASUS: Yes. Me: Then why is my sound card on literal fire? ASUS: Maybe you should move it down a slot. Me: To the third slot? ASUS: No, to the 2.8th slot.

[@LunchIs4Winners]

Great review! I just ordered this and cant wait to try it out!!

[@StaelTek]

"The best RTX 3080?" Bro, it's the first custom RTX 3080 you've tested, slow down 🤣

[@LasTCursE69]

Well I just watched a RTX 3080 MSI Gaming trio review before this, so your argument is invalid :v . (jokes aside tho yeah, plenty of other variations to see)

[@StaelTek]

@@LasTCursE69 i still stand by it. HU's first custom RTX 3080 card doesn't mean it needs to clickbait with "the best?". it's the same problem i have with people putting "is (insert product) worth it??!!11!!".

[@kazukiorg]

Big thanks for including 1080ti ;)

[@jaanruu]

I love to get my tech news from guys with proper facial hair. Good technical knowledge and professional presentation are welcome bonuses. I'm sure I speak for the entire Northern Hemisphere when I say thanks guys and keep up the good work!

[@cikna007]

TUF is much better than EVGA XC3 Ultra, JayzTwoCents reviewed it and its temps were around FE, while performance was a bit lower than FE.

[@sirjonsmithiii992]

I was just able to get one from Amazon. So excited.

[@zackdirusso3391]

this is the one i got, bought it locally from someone who had only used if for a few hours and i got a good deal on it compared to other scalpers lol, paid exactly a grand